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Desde el 1 de julio de 2026 ningún celular entra a México sin acreditar NOM. Qué cambió en aduana, qué fracciones arancelarias afecta y cómo compra el mayorista formal.

Desde abril de 2024 todo importador debe registrar sus equipos en el RETMIEF. Guía práctica de IMEI, Lista Blanca y homologación MTC para revendedores peruanos.

Every wholesale phone order leaving the US has a paperwork trail. Here's what EEI, AES, Schedule B and the ITN actually mean for a Caribbean or LatAm buyer.

AI data centers are eating the world's DRAM, and the bill is landing on budget phones. What changed on the spec sheet and how to buy through it.

Two suppliers quote you Grade A on the same model, $40 apart. One of them is not lying. They are using different rubrics, because there is no enforced global grading standard for used phones. Every trader and refurbisher publishes their own. If you buy in 30-unit lots, that gap is the single biggest source of surprise in your cost per unit. Here's how to read a grade properly. No global standard exists, and that's the whole problem There are real certifications in this indust

Aruba and Curaçao are small islands with real buying power, and resellers there get burned by the same thing over and over: a phone that looked fine on the spec sheet and sits on 3G once the SIM goes in. The networks on both islands are narrower than most buyers expect, and a US-market handset is not automatically a good fit. Here's what actually matters before you commit to a 30-unit order for either island. Aruba: Setar and Digicel both lean on 1800 MHz Aruba has two mobile

The Cayman Islands is a small market with unusual economics: no income tax, no sales tax, high purchasing power — and an import duty system that does all the government's heavy lifting at the border. If you resell phones in George Town, the duty line on your customs entry is the single biggest variable between a profitable lot and a break-even one. Here's how to budget it properly. Cayman Duty: The 22%–27% Range and Where Phones Fit Per PwC's Cayman Islands tax summary, impor

Here's a call we get more often than you'd think: a reseller in Kingston or Montego Bay buys 50 units from a random US liquidator, lands them, and half the lot can barely hold a 4G signal outside the city. The phones weren't broken. They just weren't built for Jamaica's networks. If you resell phones in Jamaica, network compatibility is a purchasing decision, not an afterthought. Here's what you need to know before you wire money for your next lot. The Two Networks That Matte

Chile es uno de los mercados de celulares más regulados a los que exportamos, y eso sorprende a los revendedores nuevos. No es que importar sea difícil, es que Chile tiene una capa de cumplimiento específica, llamada Multibanda/SAE, que un proveedor o revendedor necesita entender antes de mover un pedido al por mayor. Si lo hace bien, Chile es un mercado sólido y en crecimiento. Si lo hace mal, termina explicándole a un cliente por qué su teléfono nuevo quedó desconectado. Ho

Honduras no recibe tanta atención como Panamá o Costa Rica en las conversaciones sobre celulares al por mayor, pero es uno de los mercados más estables que exportamos desde Miami. Si está abasteciendo unidades en volumen para Tegucigalpa o San Pedro Sula, tres cosas determinan si un pedido funciona: con qué redes realmente se comunican sus teléfonos, cuánto le va a cobrar aduanas, y qué modelos se venden lo suficientemente rápido para mantener sano su flujo de caja. Tigo y Cl

El costo de llegada es donde una buena parte del margen mayorista desaparece silenciosamente, y la estructura de importación de Guatemala tiene algunas particularidades que sorprenden a los compradores primerizos. Si está trayendo celulares desde Miami para revender en Guatemala, esto es lo que realmente compone el número en su papeleo aduanal. Cómo Guatemala Valora Su Envío Guatemala calcula los aranceles sobre el valor CIF, no FOB. Eso significa que la base gravable incluye

Si alguna vez un cliente en Ciudad de Panamá lo ha llamado quejándose de que un teléfono no mantiene LTE, ya sabe que el problema no es el dispositivo. Son las bandas. Panamá opera con una mezcla de tecnología de red lo suficientemente distinta a la de Estados Unidos y a la de otros mercados latinoamericanos como para que un teléfono esté perfectamente desbloqueado y aun así quede en 3G, o peor, sin señal. Para compradores mayoristas, ese no es un detalle menor. Una tarima de

El mercado mayorista de celulares en Venezuela depende casi por completo de las importaciones, y Miami se ha convertido en el centro de abastecimiento por defecto para revendedores que necesitan inventario actualizado, precios en USD y una ruta de flete directa. Pero 2025 trajo un cambio regulatorio que todo importador necesita entender antes de hacer un pedido. El Requisito de Homologación de Conatel En septiembre de 2025, el regulador de telecomunicaciones de Venezuela, Con

Si está revendiendo celulares en Costa Rica, el mercado parece simple en la superficie: tres operadores, un país pequeño, demanda constante. Los detalles son donde los revendedores ganan un buen margen o lo pierden. Esto es lo que realmente importa antes de hacer un pedido al por mayor. El Panorama de Operadores Costa Rica opera con tres redes: Kolbi (la marca comercial del ICE, estatal), Claro y Movistar. Kolbi todavía tiene el alcance más amplio fuera del Valle Central, esp

Suriname doesn't get talked about as much as the bigger Caribbean markets, but it's a real opportunity for resellers who understand two things most competitors skip: which network your stock needs to support, and how the country's tariff structure actually treats a shipment coming from Miami. Digicel or Telesur: Know Both Networks Suriname's mobile market runs on two operators: Telesur, the state-owned incumbent, and Digicel, which entered the market and expanded significantl

If you're stocking phones for the Barbados market, the two questions that matter most aren't "what's the newest model." They're "will it actually work on the island's networks" and "what will customs charge me." Get either one wrong and your margin disappears before the phone hits a shelf. Which Networks Barbados Phones Need to Support Barbados runs GSM on 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, plus 1900 MHz PCS, with UMTS on Band 1 (2100 MHz). The two carriers on the island are Digicel and F

What Bahamian resellers really pay at the border — duty, VAT, fees, URCA approval — plus the phone models that move on BTC and Aliv.

Which phones actually work on Digicel and bmobile in Trinidad? A band-by-band stocking guide for resellers buying wholesale from Miami.

If you’re looking to streamline your wholesale mobile phone purchases, understanding how to navigate the A1A Solutions LLC B2B login portal is key. With 20+ years industry experience in the wholesale mobile business, A1A Solutions offers fast, reliable service and unbeatable prices on new, used, and refurbished phones. In this post, I’ll walk you through the portal’s features and show you how to get the most out of your experience. 📱 Wholesale Phones at the Best Prices Get t

Samsung's Push Into the Region Is Real, Not Just Marketing Samsung has been building out dedicated Caribbean and Latin America storefronts and business channels for the Galaxy S26 line, including business-configured units aimed at commercial buyers (Samsung Caribbean Shop). That's not a small signal. When a manufacturer builds region-specific business SKUs, it usually means they've seen the demand data first. For resellers, that translates into steadier supply and more config